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Big wine, small plates = good deal
By Ron Eade JULY 27 11 - 12:05 AM — I am not one who confuses quantity with value, especially when it comes to food. One need only bite into a cheap sausage to know the difference between fillers and...
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Forks and glasses ready? Lumière set for next Wednesday; Gugelmeier is off to...
AUG 31 11 – 9:10 AM — Food and wine lovers can expect yet another gastronomic extravaganza on Sept. 7 at the 9th annual Lumière Gala at the four-diamond Brookstreet Hotel. The event this year will...
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Lumiere Gala raises $50,000+ at Brookstreet hotel — New slide show
SEP 09 11 – 6 AM — Organizers of the much-anticipated Lumière Gala at four-diamond Brookstreet hotel estimate upwards of $50,000 was raised Wednesday, in conjunction with the 2011 It’s a New Day Golf...
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Takeover at Atelier: Ottawa chefs rally to support national contestant
JAN 20 12 – 12:01 AM — At last count 23 among Ottawa’s top chefs have signed on for Takeover Weekend at Atelier restaurant over three nights in February – volunteering their time and talent to...
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A tribute to Eleven Madison Park: Mostly hits, but some misses
Feverishing working in the kitchen to replicate dishes at the Eleven Madison Park tribute dinner Monday at Brookstreet hotel. FEB 24 12 – 12:01 AM — I have mixed feelings about “tribute dinners” where...
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Student and chef mentor reunite Sunday at National Arts Centre
. Susur Lee and Matt Carmichael cheffing team is the one to watch at 2nd annual Celebrity Chefs . MAR 21 12 – 12:01 AM — Ottawa chef Matthew Carmichael remembers well his intense days a decade ago as...
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Forks ready? Ticket sales going strong for two not-to-miss foodie events,...
SEP 04 12 – 11:30 AM — The kids are back at school, our summer harvest is in full swing, and organizers of two exceptional foodie events due within a fortnight report brisk ticket sales for the 10th...
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Record-breaking Lumiere gala, a night of superlatives
Above, breath-taking fireworks over the Marshes golf course following Wednesday’s 10th edition of Lumière gala at Brookstreet hotel. This is an unaltered photo of fireworks taken in front of the...
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Ottawa chef Jamie Stunt prepares for Gold Plates grand finale in Kelowna, B.C.
. Only three weeks to go, regional Gold Medal Plates winner at Oz Kafé feels pressure of the national stage . § . Ottawa chefs plan 2nd “Weekend Takeover” event to keep Elgin Street resto open four...
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Exit interview: Chef Robin Bowen returns to Calgary
Above, executive chef Robin Bowen on his last day at Southway Hotel. . After five years in the capital, shoot-from-hip chef is going back home . *** . Says Ottawa was a learning — and humbling —...
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‘Toronto Takes Over’ one night for special culinary event in Ottawa
. Special charity dinner at Sheraton Ottawa Aug. 24 teams Toronto and Ottawa chefs . AUG 17 13 – 11:15 AM — Ottawa gastronomes have a unique opportunity next Saturday, Aug. 24, to savour some mighty...
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Tribute to an iconic chef, and a salute to seasonal corn
. Now, here’s a nifty idea to serve corn . AUG 28 13 – 12:01 AM — Occasionally I’m so taken by what appears on a plate I can’t wait to to try it at home. Which exactly explains why I found myself...
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New records set at 11th annual Lumiere gala at Brookstreet
. Attendance, live auction highest ever . SEP 15 13 – 10:55 AM — Great food, drink and entertainment were on hand all night as Brookstreet hotel’s 11th annual Lumière gala Wednesday raised an...
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Hotel association resurrects charity cafe; chef Cory Haskins joins Algonquin...
The last Chefs’ Charity Café in March 2008 was held at the Canadian War Museum. Ottawa-Gatineau Hotel Association plans to hold another — tentatively called DINE WINE Wintertime — on Jan. 30 at Ottawa...
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Chefs to serve their best at two not-to-miss foodie events
. Knives and forks ready? Let’s eat! . MAR 12 14 – 12:01 AM — Now that we’re perilously close to spring, chefs are ramping up compelling dining engagements that foodies in the Ottawa area would be...
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Hotel chefs set to shine in Jan. 29 fundraiser for Youth Services Bureau
When you think of wintry meals, pad Thai probably isn’t the first dish that springs to mind. After all, the temperature generally climbs past 30 C in Bangkok at this time of year. Still, Lord Elgin...
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Hot hotel lounges
There’s something about checking into a hotel bar: the eclectic atmosphere and international buzz, lush seating, well-mixed drinks and signature dishes. Whether you’re in your hometown or on vacation,...
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